Tag: meteorite

• Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 08:15 UTC

  Uruguayan Navy averts attempt to smuggle large meteorite from Argentina

  

  Uruguayan authorities at the port of Paysandú have seized a meteorite worth around US$ 1 million when it was being smuggled into the country from Argentina, it was reported earlier this week.

• Wednesday, February 19th 2014 - 05:04 UTC

  Small meteorite bang spreads fear of mini earth tremor in central Argentina

  

  Argentine space expert Jorge Coghlan said that the huge bang heard on Tuesday and that scared many people in central Santa Fe province was caused by a “meteorite which disintegrated on entering the atmosphere and thus caused a major vibration”. The incident was reported early mid morning.